Ina Forrest

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Ina Forrest
Born (1962-05-25) May 25, 1962 (age 63)
Canada
Paralympic
appearances
4 (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)
Medal record
Wheelchair curling pictogram (Paralympics).svg Wheelchair curling
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Vancouver Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Sochi Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 PyeongChang Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Beijing Mixed team
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Vancouver Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Prague Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Sochi Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Wetzikon Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Richmond Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Gangneung Mixed Team

Ina Forrest (born 25 May 1962) is a wheelchair curler selected to be second for Canada's team [n 1] at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Paralympics, winning a gold medal on both occasions. [1] She has also won a gold medal 3 times in the World Wheelchair Curling Championships, in 2009, 2011, and 2013. [2] She was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in February 2016. [2] She is a member of the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, British Columbia. [3]

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Early curling career

She started wheelchair curling in 2004, and won silver in both the 2004 and 2005 Canadian National Wheelchair Curling Championships as a member of the British Columbia wheelchair curling team, before being named in 2006 to the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Team [n 1] for whom she has since competed, as of 2018, in the next 9 World Wheelchair Curling Championships (starting in 2007) and the next 3 Winter Paralympics (starting in 2010). [2]

Results

Winter Paralympics [2] [5]
GoldWheelchair curling 2010 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver, Canada
GoldWheelchair curling 2014 Flag of Russia.svg Sochi, Russia
BronzeWheelchair curling 2018 Flag of South Korea.svg Pyeongchang, South Korea
BronzeWheelchair curling 2022 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing, China
Wheelchair curling pictogram (Paralympics).svg World Wheelchair Curling Championships [2]
FinishEventYearPlace
4Wheelchair curling 2007 Flag of Sweden.svg Sollefteå, Sweden
4Wheelchair curling 2008 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sursee, Switzerland
GoldWheelchair curling 2009 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver, Canada
GoldWheelchair curling 2011 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague, Czech Republic
7 [6] Wheelchair curling 2012 Flag of South Korea.svg Chuncheon, South Korea
GoldWheelchair curling 2013 Flag of Russia.svg Sochi, Russia
6 [7] Wheelchair curling 2015 Flag of Finland.svg Lohja, Finland
7Wheelchair curling 2016 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lucerne, Switzerland
5Wheelchair curling 2017 Flag of South Korea.svg Pyeongchang, South Korea
10Wheelchair curling 2019 Flag of Scotland.svg Stirling, Scotland
SilverWheelchair curling 2020 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Wetzikon, Switzerland
5Wheelchair curling 2021 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing, China
SilverWheelchair curling 2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Richmond, Canada

Family

She and her husband Curtis are small business owners. They have three children: Evany, Marlon and Connor. [2]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 The team is mixed gender, as mandated by the World Curling Federation's rules for wheelchair curling. [4]

References

  1. CTV
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ina Forrest | Canadian Paralympic Committee". Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. Vernon Morning Star [ permanent dead link ]
  4. "Rules and Regulations". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 12 March 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2018. R13. WHEELCHAIR CURLING ... (h) For WCF wheelchair competitions, each on-ice team must have four players delivering stones and must be comprised of both genders at all times during games. A team violating this rule will forfeit the game.(The quote is from pages 20 and 21 of the pdf file The_Rules_of_Curling_(October_2017).pdf which can be downloaded from the afore-mentioned website.)
  5. "Wheelchair Curling – Mixed – Competition Summary" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  6. "World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2012 Medal Games". World Curling Federation. 25 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018. WWhCC 2012 - Final Standings: ... 7. Canada 3-6* ... * teams are ranked according to their win–loss record against each other at the event.
  7. "World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2015". World Curling Federation. 2015. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2018. Standings ... 6.Canada